MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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